In a world that has been tremendously influenced by changes in various sectors of our environment, people world-wide are living in the midst of a technological revolution. These changes are intended to contribute to the betterment of our lives, as well as the ease of access to information. Information still remains as one of the most exchanged commodities that we use one a daily basis, and it will continue to be so for years to come. Gadgets such as mobile phones and the recent upgrades of them known as Smartphones have emerged lately, providing the end-user with friendly interfaces to keep the communication flowing.

Google Android, a mobile operating system handset introduced in 2007 by Google, provides a ton of handy applications for people of this century. Among the applications are some made available for Smartphone users in the medical field. Thus medical doctors, nurses or pharmacists, students and other healthcare experts could be kept up to date with the most reliable clinical applications on the market today. Tabers Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary and Drug Guide by Daviss are some of the more popular resources available, but there are plenty of others. Most of these are available for download on the internet with newer versions popping out here and there.

Listed below are some of the medical applications accessible via Smartphones running the Google Android platform.

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